£190 free to expectent mothers

mafmaf

You can get a Sure Start Maternity Grant if you or your partner receive any of the following:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit at a rate higher than the family element
• Working Tax Credit where a disability or severe disability element is included in the award

and if one of the following applies to you:

• you or your partner are pregnant and expecting a baby within 11 weeks or have given birth within the last three months
• you or your partner have adopted a child, or in certain circumstances have been granted a residence order for a child, within the last three months and the child is less than one year old
• you and your husband or wife have been granted a parental order for a surrogate birth within the last three months
• you or your partner are getting benefit for a dependant under the age of 20 who is pregnant and expecting a baby within 11 weeks or has given birth within the last three months

Hope this helps some people

wookie_2

tinkerbell12 wrote: »

Thanks for this. We are trying for a baby at the minute but no joy yet! Does anyone know if this is a temporary scheme or a long term initiative.

It is so refreshing to be awarded some money that isn't means tested!!

As far as I am aware its a long term thing !!:D

spaceman5

stacylou wrote: »

same here i get nothing.. only people on income support get the 500 grant as far as im aware!?

not true, we got the sure start grant for both of ours, not one of us was on income support, but we was low earners even though w was both in full time work, and that was back in 2001, and 2003, Dave

stacylou

spaceman5 wrote: »

not true, we got the sure start grant for both of ours, not one of us was on income support, but we was low earners even though w was both in full time work, and that was back in 2001, and 2003, Dave

something i didnt know.. will have to look into it!

wookie_2

Bump Bump;)

cfbc

Excellent, we are expecting our first in June and i have not stated looking at the financial implications in terms of what we can acquire so this is a great help, thank you.

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jane130

this is great i am due 21st June , you can sign up for email or text reminders on the website.

hugglette

fuzzgun19, was not being stroppy with you! was more pe'ed off at the situation. don't want to take this thread off topic but sometimes you feel there is no point actually working

fuzzgun19

hugglette wrote: »

fuzzgun19, was not being stroppy with you! was more pe'ed off at the situation. don't want to take this thread off topic but sometimes you feel there is no point actually working

I feel the same hugglette.

charveyron3

There have been lots of discussions on this on a parenting forum I use and the forms are like golddust, you can only get the form from your Dr or midwife but they don't seem to have them!! If you do get hold of a claim form - Don't let it out of your sight!!!!!